Man thrusts rod into kin's mouth, killed over property dispute in Kerala
Idukki, Oct 8: A 25-year-old tribal youth was killed by his relative, who thrust an iron rod into the victim's mouth following a quarrel with him over a family property at a village near here, police said on Saturday.
What began as an argument over a property dispute on Friday night, escalated into an altercation between the victim, identified as Ramesh and his relative Suresh, the assailant. Under the influence of alcohol, the accused hit Ramesh with a rod and inserted it into the victim's mouth.
Later, the accused fled the scene, and police personnel launched a search for him and when he was spotted at a nearby forest area, they arrested him, police said. The accused "confessed" to the crime during interrogation, they said.
The crime occurred when Ramesh reached the house of the accused and "picked up a fight" with him. "According to the accused, there had been a dispute between the duo over a property. Last night, both of them had an altercation over the issue. Under the influence of alcohol, the accused had hit Ramesh with a rod...," a police officer said.
Investigation is on and the accused was arrested.
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Woman Police Commissioner goes undercover to assess women's safety in Hyderabad
Hyderabad (PTI): Soon after taking over as Malkajgiri Police Commissioner B Sumathi went undercover and took up a field visit after midnight on May 1 to assess law and order, including women's safety.
Sumathi assumed charge as the Malkajgiri Police Commissioner on May 1.
On the same night, the senior IPS officer, in plainclothes, moved through the streets of Dilsukhnagar here, standing alone for some time to get a first-hand knowledge of law and order situation, official sources said on Wednesday.
"It was a general checking and she later interacted with police officials," they said.
The sources said about 30-40 individuals who approached her were counselled regarding their behaviour towards women in public places.
Sumathi, who earlier headed the Special Intelligence Branch (SIB), of the Telangana Police, oversaw the long drawn process of the Maoists joining the mainstream.
